SPRINGFIELD, Mo., February 1, 2023 — Drury University students will again provide free tax preparation through an IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. The annual tax preparation service is open to the public and designed to benefit low-income taxpayers.
The Drury tax service primarily accepts walk-in clients. The site calls its last client on each date one hour prior to closing. VITA clinics are held at the new C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Enterprise Center and Breech School of Business Administration building, on the southeast corner of Central Street and Drury Lane. The clinics will be held at the following dates and times:
Monday, Feb. 6 – 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13 – 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20 – 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 27 – 4 to 7 p.m.
Drury students will also participate in tax preparation at the Taxapalooza Community Event at the Springfield Dream Center located at 829 West Atlantic Street, Springfield, MO. Appointments are not accepted for this event, which will be held on the following date and times:
Saturday, Feb. 18 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (must be signed up by 2 p.m.).
All returns will be filed electronically unless the IRS requires a manual return. All taxpayers must be available to sign the appropriate forms in the case of joint returns.
Taxpayers are required to bring photo ID and Social Security cards for themselves and dependents, as well as any tax documentation which they have received, including all W-2 forms, 1099 forms and statements issued by brokerage firms. Clients are also asked to bring a copy of their 2016 state and federal tax returns to help speed up the filing process.
Due to limitations set by the federal government, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs are unable to help taxpayers who have declared bankruptcy or incurred insolvency during the tax year, have rental property, have a self-owned business with inventory, depreciable property or which had an overall loss for the year, and certain situations in which a taxpayer has received a forgiveness of debt.
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Media Contact: Jasmine Cooper, Director of University Communications and Media Relations – (417) 873-7390 or JCooper020@drury.edu.
